Introduction. Rupture of a branch of uterine artery during delivery often leads to a massive postpartum hemorrhage that can be successfully treated using uterine artery embolization. Case Report. A 33-year-old woman had a cesarean section at term followed by a secondary postpartum hemorrhage due to a ruptured cervicovaginal branch terminating in a large, partially thrombosed hematoma of the cervix. She was given selective uterine artery embolization, and she was discharged to home in stable condition on the third day after embolization. In the forthcoming pregnancy a shortened cervix was a risk of threatened premature delivery from 26 weeks of gestation onwards.
Conclusion. Superselective unilateral embolization of a thrombosed hematoma in the cervix might prevent extensive iatrogenic trauma of the cervix, which allows preservation of reproductive function.
Vår gode venn Karl Steensland døde i Kalmar i Sverige 24. juni. To uker før feiret vi hans 60årsdag i Oslo sammen med hans kjaereste Marie, som har vaert til uvurderlig støtte og glede for ham de siste to årene. Vi møttes på medisinstudiet i Oslo i 1980. Karl var lett å bli kjent med og morsom å vaere sammen med: sosial og debattglad og tidvis provoserende som han var. Vi dannet matklubben Gastritt, som ble rammen rundt vår naere vennskap, med matlaging, ivrige diskusjoner, glede rundt gamle og nye anekdoter og jubileumsturer til Europas beste vindistrikter, alltid innlagt et måltid på en trestjerners Michelin-restaurant.
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